We were finishing another open swim when Miss Pam and Miss Ana came up to Rebekah and started talking to her about the ribbons she gets awarded after class is over. As cool as that is, they explained, this (they said as they handed her a ribbon medal) was even better. They explained that she and two other girls were going to be the Star Students for the month of December. I admit my eyes got a little wet as I saw the light in my daughter's eyes and the huge smile on her face. She was beaming!
The adults in the picture are managers of the swim school. The one on the right was Rebekah's first teacher who got her through all the anxious crying and even told me to hold on and not pull her out when I wasn't sure it was working. Good thing too. Rebekah has gone from not being able to sit in the water, getting a little splash on her face and needing a towel, to swimming so fast that I sometimes loose track of her for a few seconds.
The whole ride home she was wearing her medal and saying, I've never been a star student before. Mama I'm a star student! It was so fun.
Today Rebekah found herself on the Star Student board. She is so happy! And I am so proud she was able to conquer her anxiety and turn it into something that has brought so much joy in her life.
2 comments:
Good job Rebekah!
That's awesome. Congrats, Rebekah! We need to take her to Hawaii and introduce her to the white sand beaches...
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